Getting To Italy Early Tuesday morning my twin sisters, my dad and I set off to the Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix, Arizona with all 11 suit cases to catch the first leg of our flight to Los Angeles. The excitement of knowing that our travels were actually in the present time now was consuming me. A big grin on my face was uncontrollable, we were about to embark on a journey that would forever change us. Our bags were checked, passports were ready to be shown for security and the only thing left were goodbyes. To my surprise, while waiting to depart my dad, I felt a big tap on my shoulder: my best friend Courtney came to see me off! It was such a bitter sweet embrace to say goodbye to my dad
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